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♪ >>> president obama and presidential hopeful, mitt romney, are wrapping up a busy political week. republican mitt romney was the commencement speaker in lynchburg, virginia today. he told the crowd of about 6,000 graduates and their families that america values work, education, and personal responsibility. but his biggest applause line came when he affirmed his belief that marriage is between a man and a woman. in d.c., president obama used his weekly radio address to urge congress to take steps, he said would speed up the economic recovery. he targeted republicans hopes for tax cuts on higher income earners. >> we tried their ideas for nearly a decade. and it didn't work out so well. we can't go back to the same policies that got us into this mess. we have to move forward. >> the president also called for an end to tax breaks for companies that send jobs overseas. >>> there's still a long way to go before the conventions. next on the primary schedule, nebraska and oregon. voters head to the polls on tuesday. >>> president obama is getting a special endorsement from betty white. w
♪ >>> president obama and presidential hopeful, mitt romney, are wrapping up a busy political week. republican mitt romney was the commencement speaker in lynchburg, virginia today. he told the crowd of about 6,000 graduates and their families that america values work, education, and personal responsibility. but his biggest applause line came when he affirmed his belief that marriage is between a man and a woman. in d.c., president obama used his weekly radio address to urge congress...
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campaign tonight regardless of what barack obama did in the last presidential debate. joe biden challenged anything he thought needed to be challenged by paul ryan, interrupting, even challenging martha from apc, the moderator, taking her to task at some points. >> lindsay, you're young, as we can see here. do you think paul ryan's youth works against him or for him? some might say well, it shows that biden is the more experienced person. other people might say hey, ryan is the fresh face, fresh ideas. what do you think? >> i think for the republican party who are kind of struggling to appeal to more diverse demographics, i think it was a bold choice for them and pretty effective, although there are some drifts with ryan, especially his budget because it was so controversial, but overall i thought it infused a lot of energy into this campaign. >> last question, ryan, starting with you on the abortion issue. it got personal. who was most effective? >> i think if we take it and look at a single demographic that's really important to especially the president, the women vo
campaign tonight regardless of what barack obama did in the last presidential debate. joe biden challenged anything he thought needed to be challenged by paul ryan, interrupting, even challenging martha from apc, the moderator, taking her to task at some points. >> lindsay, you're young, as we can see here. do you think paul ryan's youth works against him or for him? some might say well, it shows that biden is the more experienced person. other people might say hey, ryan is the fresh...
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let's start with president obama. >> president obama needs to just look presidential, not look flustered, not give any lines like hillary, you're likeable enough which seemed to demonstrate a certain arrogance or smugness or putting down anybody else. mitt romney has to be aggressive and has to make points and has to come off as knowledgeable, supposedly in 1994 he doesn't do well with followup questions because he feels he's already given an answer. that was when he was debating ted kennedy. it's everything for romney to gain by doing well and obama just needs to be steady and look, as i said, presidential and not make any mistakes and not have romney get under his skin and say something which demonstrates that obama is flustered in any way. >> it's been a while since the president has had a debate like this. do you think romney has an edge having been through 19 debates in the primaries? >> yeah. he's had more practice, but it's interesting in the washington abc news poll, the people that responded to that poll 51-33 said that obama was going to win the debate. >> last but not least, t
let's start with president obama. >> president obama needs to just look presidential, not look flustered, not give any lines like hillary, you're likeable enough which seemed to demonstrate a certain arrogance or smugness or putting down anybody else. mitt romney has to be aggressive and has to make points and has to come off as knowledgeable, supposedly in 1994 he doesn't do well with followup questions because he feels he's already given an answer. that was when he was debating ted...
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, president obama. what can we expect in your opinion? >> well, i would be shocked if obama doesn't have a much better night than in the first one. i expect him to be much more aggressive and assertive in explaining and defending his record and his policy for the future and going after romney for what he says are lies or misrepresentations of where he really stands, that he's kind of doing a moderate makeover now that we're three weeks from election. for romney i would think his campaign staff and advisors would say do it again, you know. you were just perfect in the first one. do the same thing. be respectful, but make your case as to why obama does not deserve four more years and why you would take the country in a better direction, basically sell the choice. here's what we have now. here's what i'm offering. >> let's look ahead to fox news sunday. what can we expect? >> we'll have a debate between two top officials, on the 1 hand obama -- one hand obama senior strategist david axelrod, on the other s
, president obama. what can we expect in your opinion? >> well, i would be shocked if obama doesn't have a much better night than in the first one. i expect him to be much more aggressive and assertive in explaining and defending his record and his policy for the future and going after romney for what he says are lies or misrepresentations of where he really stands, that he's kind of doing a moderate makeover now that we're three weeks from election. for romney i would think his campaign...
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as he was in july. >> perhaps a bump would be picking a vice presidential running mate. you'll talk about that this weekend. >> we are. picking a vice approximately atmosphere running mate sometimes gets you -- vice presidential running mate sometimes get you a bump. in the grand scheme of things it doesn't help you much in november. if mitt romney wants to make up ground he needs to have some sort of a big event and i think the only big event that could happen between now and the convention would be to announce a very bold pick for vice president. there are many people who say well, rob portman, tim pawlenty, they aren't the big bold pick that mitt romney would have to make to really get noticed. he'd have to pick someone like chris christie from new jersey, marco rubio from florida or maybe -- and this is a man whose stock is rising -- congressman paul ryan from wisconsin. he is the darling of so many conservatives across the country particularly inside the beltway. mitt romney is being pushed very hard to put paul ryan on the ticket. the downside of that, though, is d
as he was in july. >> perhaps a bump would be picking a vice presidential running mate. you'll talk about that this weekend. >> we are. picking a vice approximately atmosphere running mate sometimes gets you -- vice presidential running mate sometimes get you a bump. in the grand scheme of things it doesn't help you much in november. if mitt romney wants to make up ground he needs to have some sort of a big event and i think the only big event that could happen between now and the...
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. >>> we are less than 24 hours away from the first presidential debate between president obama and former massachusetts governor mitt romney. both campaigns are playing down expectations. they also say the debates could be a turning point in the election. fox 5's tom fitzgerald has more. >> reporter: at the university of denver final touches are underway for wednesday's first presidential debate. >> what you'll see is governor romney and president obama standing at podiums on the stage. >> reporter: taking a break from those debate preps, though, the president delivered pizzas to his las vegas campaign office and made calls to drum up votes. >> when i tried this down in florida, there was one woman who wouldn't believe it was me. >> reporter: already in colorado meanwhile mitt romney received the endorsement of former denver broncos quarterback john elway. >> i look forward to these debates. i'm delighted we're going to have three debates. it will be a conversation with the american people. >> reporter: ahead of these debates fox 5 talked to top officials from the romney and obama campaig
. >>> we are less than 24 hours away from the first presidential debate between president obama and former massachusetts governor mitt romney. both campaigns are playing down expectations. they also say the debates could be a turning point in the election. fox 5's tom fitzgerald has more. >> reporter: at the university of denver final touches are underway for wednesday's first presidential debate. >> what you'll see is governor romney and president obama standing at podiums...
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he has been waging war on coal. >> soon to be republican presidential nominee says the obama's coal regulations have cost jobs and increased energy prices. >> his vice president said coal is more dangerous than terrorists. can you imagine that? yeah. >> it's the final day of romney's bus tour, but a dozen cities across four states. his new running mate campaigned in colorado and moved on to nevada. joe biden is also on the road. republicans gather in two weeks in tampa. the democrats a week later in north carolina. in washington, craig boswell, fox news. >>> vice president biden is getting a will the of lot of attention for something he said this morning. he said mitt romney's budget plan would put people quote, back in chains. >> he said in the first 100 days he's going to let the big banks write their own rules. unchain wall street. going to put you back in chains. >> romney spokesperson called it a new low in the campaign. at a later event, biden denounced the criticism saying he meant to use the term, unshackled. >>> chris cristie has been selected to be the keynote speaker at the republica
he has been waging war on coal. >> soon to be republican presidential nominee says the obama's coal regulations have cost jobs and increased energy prices. >> his vice president said coal is more dangerous than terrorists. can you imagine that? yeah. >> it's the final day of romney's bus tour, but a dozen cities across four states. his new running mate campaigned in colorado and moved on to nevada. joe biden is also on the road. republicans gather in two weeks in tampa. the...
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. >> obama's four deficits are the four largest in u.s. history. >> now showing up in the polls, he is putting even more importance on the next two debates to come. >> both presidential debates touched down in ohio tuesday night with mitt romney campaigning near youngstown and president obama at the ohio state university in columbus. the vice presidential candidates continue to prepare for their first debate thursday night in kentucky. in the newsroom, tom fitzgerald, fox 5 news. >> joining us now, fox 5 political analyst. mark, according to pew, which groups dropped off the most? >> this is really astounding numbers, brian. among women, he was up, the president was, by 18 points. now they are running even now. among people who are 50 and younger, a group very much favorable to president obama, a short time ago, president was up 17 points in that category and it's now even. and then among independents, he is losing too. so these are dramatic reversals for president obama from constituencies that were very much in his camp. >> romney saw a
. >> obama's four deficits are the four largest in u.s. history. >> now showing up in the polls, he is putting even more importance on the next two debates to come. >> both presidential debates touched down in ohio tuesday night with mitt romney campaigning near youngstown and president obama at the ohio state university in columbus. the vice presidential candidates continue to prepare for their first debate thursday night in kentucky. in the newsroom, tom fitzgerald, fox 5...
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president obama's old car up for auction. but can or will you pay the price? stay with us. share the love with a chocolate heart donut from dunkin'. spread the joy with six donuts for just $3.99. cleaning better, doesn't have to take longer. i'm done. i'm gonna... drink this... on the porch! ♪ give me just a little more time ♪ [ female announcer ] mops can be a hassle, but swiffer wetjet's spray cleaner and absorbent pads can clean better in half the time, so you don't miss a thing. hi mary! morning! gladys. gladys! [ female announcer ] swiffer. better clean in half the time. or your money back. >>> rick santorum skipped nevada where he was third place before today's caucuses. >> he is sure to be a hit in minnesota where he visits a sweater vest factory. he is making a stop at the factory. he is selling them online to raise campaign cash. >> a nice tie in there. >> how much would you pay to own president obama's old car? twice the amount? three times the value? more? >> how about 75 times the value. the
president obama's old car up for auction. but can or will you pay the price? stay with us. share the love with a chocolate heart donut from dunkin'. spread the joy with six donuts for just $3.99. cleaning better, doesn't have to take longer. i'm done. i'm gonna... drink this... on the porch! ♪ give me just a little more time ♪ [ female announcer ] mops can be a hassle, but swiffer wetjet's spray cleaner and absorbent pads can clean better in half the time, so you don't...
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. >> the president has not done many press conferences lately, but that is not the same as a presidential debate. what president obama fell into last night is something of a historical pattern where incumbent presidents are rusty. they're just not accustomed to being confronted on a debate stage that first time out. ronald reagan had this problem in 1984. george w. bush had it in 2004 against john kerry. look, when you're president, one of the many privileges of your office is that where you sit people do not customarily walk in and tell you you're wrong or full of crap. it just doesn't happen. >> right. >> what happens in a debate is your challenger looks you straight in the eye and says you're fundamentally wrong and you're taking the country down the wrong direction. the president turns around and says what? i'm doing everything i can. it's that adjustment period the president did not respond well to last night and i guarantee you having talked to many obama advisors in denver last night they're going to retool the preparations, his attitude and demeanor. >> how big of shift in this ca
. >> the president has not done many press conferences lately, but that is not the same as a presidential debate. what president obama fell into last night is something of a historical pattern where incumbent presidents are rusty. they're just not accustomed to being confronted on a debate stage that first time out. ronald reagan had this problem in 1984. george w. bush had it in 2004 against john kerry. look, when you're president, one of the many privileges of your office is that where...
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. >>> the campaign trail, the second presidential debate between president obama and gop challenger mitt romney is two days away. both candidates are focused on coming out on top. fox's ed henry is on the road with the president. >> hello, everybody. hello, hello. i brought some food. >> reporter: taking a break from debate prep the president decided to deliver pizza to his virginia campaign staff, mr. obama spending a few minutes shaking hands, taking calls, trying to fire up the base. >> i know that you have just been working so hard for the campaign and i just want to say how much i appreciate it. >> reporter: just two debates before the incumbent and his republican challenger mitt romney remain. a top advisor to romney says this is still anybody's race. >> i think the race is very close. i think the wind is at governor romney's back and there's clearly momentum. you can see it on the trail and in the data, but the country is pretty evenly divided. >> reporter: the president is trying to improve upon his first debate performance with some of his own advisors admitting it was pretty we
. >>> the campaign trail, the second presidential debate between president obama and gop challenger mitt romney is two days away. both candidates are focused on coming out on top. fox's ed henry is on the road with the president. >> hello, everybody. hello, hello. i brought some food. >> reporter: taking a break from debate prep the president decided to deliver pizza to his virginia campaign staff, mr. obama spending a few minutes shaking hands, taking calls, trying to fire...
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. >>> while the republican presidential candidates gear up for alabama and mississippi, president obama is making moves of his own. he's setting his sights on a key voter demographic, women. peter doocy explains. >> reporter: in 2008, a majority of women voted for then senator obama. two years later, most women voters broke for republicans and to try to stop the gop for going on a roll with the ladies, the obama administration is sending out mail tomorrow to women and on friday we got a taste of the president's pitch to them. >> women deserve an equal day's pay for equal day's work. [ applause ] >> our daughters should be treated just the same and have the same opportunities as our sons. >> reporter: the obama campaign is also getting help from nurses across america, banding together to form nurses for obama and their job is to help the campaign convince women that the president's health care law which turns two on march 23rd, was a good idea and its positions on birth control are best for them as well. strategists on the left and right agree women could swing the vote, and mississippi'
. >>> while the republican presidential candidates gear up for alabama and mississippi, president obama is making moves of his own. he's setting his sights on a key voter demographic, women. peter doocy explains. >> reporter: in 2008, a majority of women voted for then senator obama. two years later, most women voters broke for republicans and to try to stop the gop for going on a roll with the ladies, the obama administration is sending out mail tomorrow to women and on friday...
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. >>> the presidential race kicking into high gear, president obama hitting the road while more clues emerge in this gop veep stakes. >> plus a judge accuses george zimmerman of a new felony, then sets bond at $1 million. find out why it's so high next. >> closed captioning on the fox 5 news edge at 6:00 brought to you by southern maryland hospital center. southern maryland's healthcare leader since 1977. >>> this is fox 5 news at 10:00. >> bail is set at $1 million for george zimmerman. a florida judge set the bail so high because the former neighborhood watch volunteer manipulated the court during his first bond hearing. >> reporter: a florida judge granting bond to george zimmerman for a second time. judge kenneth lester rules the neighborhood watch volunteer can be released from jail on a $1 million bond. following the court's decision defense lawyer mark o'mara saying, "george zimmerman and his family do not have anywhere near $1 million for collateral. so even if we pay the $100,000 fee, the bail bond company will have to agree to work with us on how the collatera
. >>> the presidential race kicking into high gear, president obama hitting the road while more clues emerge in this gop veep stakes. >> plus a judge accuses george zimmerman of a new felony, then sets bond at $1 million. find out why it's so high next. >> closed captioning on the fox 5 news edge at 6:00 brought to you by southern maryland hospital center. southern maryland's healthcare leader since 1977. >>> this is fox 5 news at 10:00. >>...
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i'm barack obama and i approve this message. >>> as we enter the final weekend of the presidential race the candidates will not only be eyeing the polls, they'll be keeping a close eye on the redskins games because the redskins have historically been a reliable predictor who wins the white house. in 17 of the past 18 presidential elections, if the redskins win their final home game before voting, the incumbent party wins the white house. if the skins lose, the challenger goes on to win. the only time that did not hold true information 2004. the redskins are playing the carolina panthers who are awful, by the way, at home sunday. fox 5's lindsay murphy joins us with a preview of the game where the coach has almost been fired. the general manager is out of there. the panthers are a mess. >> you're saying it looks good for president obama? >> so say the historically speaking. i know all this just because the head coach ron rivera went to my high school. >> oh, cool. i was just thinking imagine if the bears are playing the redskins sunday. president obama would have to root for the bears bu
i'm barack obama and i approve this message. >>> as we enter the final weekend of the presidential race the candidates will not only be eyeing the polls, they'll be keeping a close eye on the redskins games because the redskins have historically been a reliable predictor who wins the white house. in 17 of the past 18 presidential elections, if the redskins win their final home game before voting, the incumbent party wins the white house. if the skins lose, the challenger goes on to...
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reviews of an improved performance by president obama. >> i think it is interesting with two presidential debates going, the president still hasn't found an agenda for a second term. we have an agenda for our term and our agenda is going to get this working again. >> in northern virginia, romney criticized the president over possible cuts to the pentagon budget. >> unlike cutting the military, as this president would do by a trillion dollars, i would maintain our military strength because america's military must be second to none and so strong, no one would test us. >> romney has been a familiar face here in virginia. he made frequent trips since locking up the republican nomination and it's not over yet. romney campaign officials say with 20 days left, many of those days are going to be spent here in the commonwealth. >> romney supporters in leesburg appreciated the face to face time with their candidate. >> the first time live watching him, i saw the debate. this is the first time live. >> you get to see the man. you get to hear him. you don't get to hear the little sound bits. >> at th
reviews of an improved performance by president obama. >> i think it is interesting with two presidential debates going, the president still hasn't found an agenda for a second term. we have an agenda for our term and our agenda is going to get this working again. >> in northern virginia, romney criticized the president over possible cuts to the pentagon budget. >> unlike cutting the military, as this president would do by a trillion dollars, i would maintain our military...
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i think they told him, act presidential. in some way he got the same advice president obama got in the first debate. don't engage, don't go back and forth. don't be argumentative and instead i think the same thing happened, he looked like he was out of it. >> it certainly was a different romney than debate 2. good to have you in here. >>> a reminder to check out our news show that has everything on the campaign. as you decide 2012 focuses on both local and national candidates. you can catch it week nights at 6:30 right here and tweet us your thoughts about the election. we night use them on the show. use the hash tag uc. >>> taking a look outside, it's cooled off, getting near 80 down south. in the weather center with how much longer this is going >> a little bit of everything going on. today's high temperature was 79 degrees, so real close to 80 there. down in fredericksburg they were close to the mid-80s. i saw them at 80 about 4:00. >>> i do want to show you a pleasant evening out there. temperatures cooling off 66 degree
i think they told him, act presidential. in some way he got the same advice president obama got in the first debate. don't engage, don't go back and forth. don't be argumentative and instead i think the same thing happened, he looked like he was out of it. >> it certainly was a different romney than debate 2. good to have you in here. >>> a reminder to check out our news show that has everything on the campaign. as you decide 2012 focuses on both local and national candidates....
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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> we are following breaking news in waldorf, maryland. a man and woman were shot while walking on a path behind westlake high school. one of them has died and tonight the shooter is still on the run. fox 5's audrey barnes on live on the scene. what happened? >> reporter: i'm at the entrance to that footpath on hampshire circle at gopher court. behind me is where police blocked off the entrance. a couple in their 40s were out walking their dog about 7:15 tonight when they encountered a lone gunman who unloaded his handgun shooting the couple multiple times and as you said, the woman in their 40s has died. police are still -- her 40s has died. police are still on the scene. i want to bring in diane richardson from the charles county sheriff's office to give us more information. at this point do you have any idea what the motive was behind the shooting? >> no. first this is highly unusual in this area and quite frankly very upsetting because this is a very quiet
president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> we are following breaking news in waldorf, maryland. a man and woman were shot while walking on a path behind westlake high school. one of them has died and tonight the shooter is still on the run. fox 5's audrey barnes on live on the scene. what happened? >> reporter: i'm at the entrance to that footpath on hampshire circle at gopher court. behind me is where police blocked off the entrance. a couple in their...
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play president obama in mock debates. he was reportly on the short list for romney's vice presidential picks. he served in the same role for mccain in '08. >>> new details about that powerful earthquake that rocked costa rica. you can see the surveillance cameras shaking violently there. the 7.6 magnitude quake was centered 90 miles west of the capital san jose. officials say it collapsed some houses, a bridge, and caused landslides. authorities reported two confirmed deaths. the quake triggered a tsunami alert. >> national transportation safety board released its preliminary report on a train derailment that killed two young women in maryland last month. the report says the train was traveling at 25 miles per hour, which is the set limit in that part of ellicott city. the 19-year-olds were sitting on the train overpass when the train derailed. the report does not say what caused the incident. it could take up to a year to determine the cause. >> the air is heavy out there. talk about humidity. definitely still feels like
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a decidedly different president obama tonight. democrats complained the president was a little too soft in the first and a hope he would come not aggressively tonight. if your idea of a good debate is to a man standing up sometimes in each other's personal space are doing on top of each other, sometimes with, sometimes against the moderator, tonight was a night for you. next is foreign-policy. continuing coverage on the station and your late local news. >>> this is fox 5 news at 10:00. >>> round 2, president obama and mitt romney going head to head with the white house on the line and the gloves came off. >> production on government land of oil is down 14% and production of gas is down 9%. >> governor, what you're saying is just not true. >> it's absolutely true. >> both candidates making a case for your vote with exactly three weeks left before election day. tonight fox 5 is giving you instant reaction and analysis. thanks for joining us tonight. i'm brian bolter. >> i'm shawn yancy. tonight's town hall format gave the audience a
a decidedly different president obama tonight. democrats complained the president was a little too soft in the first and a hope he would come not aggressively tonight. if your idea of a good debate is to a man standing up sometimes in each other's personal space are doing on top of each other, sometimes with, sometimes against the moderator, tonight was a night for you. next is foreign-policy. continuing coverage on the station and your late local news. >>> this is fox 5 news at 10:00....
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. >>> the presidential race goes negative with early attack ads to private equity. the catholic church slaps the obama administration with a lawsuit and strong words on what the u.s. administration hasn't done in syria. fox 5's melanie alnwick has roundup. >> reporter: this is the ad that's raised a few hackles calling mitt romney's bain capital a job killer, not a job creator and while some democrats distanced themselves from it, on face the nation presidential advisor robert gibbs did not back down. >> this has nothing to do with being anti-business. this is a good criticism quite honestly of mitt romney's only thesis for being president of the united states that, he's some kind of economic savior. he's very good at making money for his partners. he's not so good at creating jobs '. >> reporter: ed gillespie, a romney campaign advisor, shot back. >> there is a correlation, bob, between making money and growing a company and job creation. that's what president obama doesn't understand because he's never been in the private sector, doesn't really understand how it w
. >>> the presidential race goes negative with early attack ads to private equity. the catholic church slaps the obama administration with a lawsuit and strong words on what the u.s. administration hasn't done in syria. fox 5's melanie alnwick has roundup. >> reporter: this is the ad that's raised a few hackles calling mitt romney's bain capital a job killer, not a job creator and while some democrats distanced themselves from it, on face the nation presidential advisor robert...
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back to our big story tonight, president obama and mitt romney facing off in their first presidential debate. now that round one is in the books, we're diving into the analysis coming up next. also, did two local police officers speed up another offduty cop? there are two very different versions of this story. we'll break them down, next. krystal conwell : we see a lot of problems with the... number of students that we have. resources. materials. things that the children need... on a day-to-day basis. anncr: question seven will help. the department of legislative services says question seven... will mean hundreds of millions of dollars... for schools...from gaming revenues that would have... gone to other states. and independent audits will guarantee the money... goes where it's supposed to. krystal conwell: i think people should vote for question... seven because i think it will be a great benefit to children. >>> this is fox 5 news at 10:00. >> president obama and mitt romney sparring in their first debate in denver tonight. both candidates offering contracting views on how to tackl
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. >>> the economy certainly going to be a central issue in the presidential campaign. on that issue now mitt romney has a double digit lead in the polls. meanwhile the obama campaign seems to be stepping up attacks on romney's business background in the role of bain capital. earlier today i asked chris wallace if he thinks the president will stick with that line of attack. >> i think he has to stick with it. he may try other things, but i don't think he can let that go and he shows no signs of letting it go. the big problem, of course, his message being involved with private equity doesn't qualify you to be president because it's all about profit, not jobs but undercut by some democrats, ed rendell, new york mayor cory booker, but more than a dozen of them. so that got as much attention, if not more, than the actual attack by president obama. he's got to try to chip away. at this point with romney having such a big lead on the preeminent issue, the economy, he's got to somehow find a way to chip away at romney's credentials and the idea that he understands the economy
. >>> the economy certainly going to be a central issue in the presidential campaign. on that issue now mitt romney has a double digit lead in the polls. meanwhile the obama campaign seems to be stepping up attacks on romney's business background in the role of bain capital. earlier today i asked chris wallace if he thinks the president will stick with that line of attack. >> i think he has to stick with it. he may try other things, but i don't think he can let that go and he...
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. >> no republican presidential candidate has won wisconsin since 1984. romney will wrap up the bus tour in his native michigan tomorrow. >>> president obama made significant moves when it comes to immigration and gay rights that. has some people calling the strategy nothing more than political posturing. fox's doug mckelway has more. >> i promise you you won't just have a friend in the white house. you will have a fellow advocate. >> reporter: the president firing up a key democratic constituency at the lgbt pride reception last friday just hours after his administration pleased another key demographic, latinos, by relaxing enforcement of deportation laws for young illegal immigrants, all part some analysts say of an administration full-court press to shore up support in his base. it continued today with surrogates reaching out to yet another core group, environmentalists. >> we're not going to let them jab this dirty needle of a pipeline in america, take the dirtiest energy ever created and cook it up and stick it into this country. >> reporter: that th
. >> no republican presidential candidate has won wisconsin since 1984. romney will wrap up the bus tour in his native michigan tomorrow. >>> president obama made significant moves when it comes to immigration and gay rights that. has some people calling the strategy nothing more than political posturing. fox's doug mckelway has more. >> i promise you you won't just have a friend in the white house. you will have a fellow advocate. >> reporter: the president firing up...
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. >>> president obama made a pitch for a crucial voting block in this presidential election. he also went after challenger mitt romney in an attack ad targeting his work as a former venture capitalist. >>> also today major announcement from a gop hope. nicole collins has all the news from -- hopeful. nicole collins has all the news from the campaign. >> reporter: news week's cover announces president obama as the first gay marriage, but it may not translate into much at the polls and may even benefit presumptive republican nominee mitt romney. >> it does also serve the purpose of rallying the residence base of the republican party to mr. romney. he'd had some difficulty with that. >> reporter: a recent usa today gallup poll shows 51% approve of the president's announcement while 45% do not, but 60% said it won't influence their vote. >> there's no political calculus in this because it's not smart, you know. if he's going to do it from a political point of view, it doesn't make sense. >> reporter: romney rye irritate rated his opposition this weekend while speaking to christia
. >>> president obama made a pitch for a crucial voting block in this presidential election. he also went after challenger mitt romney in an attack ad targeting his work as a former venture capitalist. >>> also today major announcement from a gop hope. nicole collins has all the news from -- hopeful. nicole collins has all the news from the campaign. >> reporter: news week's cover announces president obama as the first gay marriage, but it may not translate into much at...
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so what is the impact of the gop vice presidential pick having on the debates? vice president joe biden's comments, well, they're also ringing through the sunday talk shows and is he a liability for president obama? those are just a few of the topics that they're still talking about in the circles on sunday morning talk shows. fox 5's melanie alnwick. >> reporter: on the sunday morning talk shows this week it was all about the vice presidents, paul ryan injecting enthusiasm into the gop campaign saying romney advisor ed gillespie. if. >> paul ryan has given a real jolt in terms of the volunteers signing up and contributions coming online and he has a relationship with governor romney that i think is a very positive one. they're very good together and i think people see that. >> reporter: in talking about medicare and the nation's debt, republicans are trying to seize the mantle of a very serious campaign. >> we're broke and they're being honest about the fact that we're broke. >> reporter: democrats meanwhile are trying to deflect harsh criticism of joe biden af
so what is the impact of the gop vice presidential pick having on the debates? vice president joe biden's comments, well, they're also ringing through the sunday talk shows and is he a liability for president obama? those are just a few of the topics that they're still talking about in the circles on sunday morning talk shows. fox 5's melanie alnwick. >> reporter: on the sunday morning talk shows this week it was all about the vice presidents, paul ryan injecting enthusiasm into the gop...
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. >> reporter: on sunday presidential candidate mitt romney said president obama is mismanaging his relationship with karzai. >> the conditions there are not going very well and i lay part of the blame for that on the lack of leadership on the part of our president. >> reporter: and other republicans are urging the u.s. to stay the course. >> we are making significant advances on the ground. we have decimated the taliban leadership. we have taken most of al-qaeda out '. >> reporter: meantime the u.s. army maintains they are dealing with mental health and other issues related to multiple deployments. >> i'm confident there's sufficient screening going on prior to repeated or during the repeated deployments. we continue to learn and get better at that every time. >> reporter: president obama is refusing to accelerate the troop drawndown scheduled to be completed by the end of 2014. >> we cannot have asked for a nicer day today. >> it was a little gray, but things got better. >> had some fog, a few clouds. the sun came out later and it was wonderful, not quite as warm but still a nice day. i had a
. >> reporter: on sunday presidential candidate mitt romney said president obama is mismanaging his relationship with karzai. >> the conditions there are not going very well and i lay part of the blame for that on the lack of leadership on the part of our president. >> reporter: and other republicans are urging the u.s. to stay the course. >> we are making significant advances on the ground. we have decimated the taliban leadership. we have taken most of al-qaeda out '....
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. >> day's before the first presidential debate. mitt romney is hammering the president on foreign policy. >> when president obama was asked about the recent disruption and chaos and violence in the middle east, he said that these were merely bumps in the road. >> how are you doing? >> bumps in the road also describes what the romney campaign has been unable to avoid in recent weeks. costly distractions and discouraging poll numbers are upstaging the republican message. >> look at what president obama did on the budget. nothing except borrow and spend. >> when they talk about the culture dependency, about american decline. i can honest letter say to you, i don't recognize the country they're talking about. >> vice president biden was fighting for votes in florida, the president was calling on congress to help homeowners. >> even as he defended his campaign weak spots. >> a point up for debate as the presidential candidates get ready for their first showdown on wednesday. brian mooar, nbc news, washington. >>> a former governor tells
. >> day's before the first presidential debate. mitt romney is hammering the president on foreign policy. >> when president obama was asked about the recent disruption and chaos and violence in the middle east, he said that these were merely bumps in the road. >> how are you doing? >> bumps in the road also describes what the romney campaign has been unable to avoid in recent weeks. costly distractions and discouraging poll numbers are upstaging the republican message....
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president obama is going for another win in the state. four years ago he became the first democratic presidential candidate to carry the state in 44 years. >>> the president meantime campaigned in colorado today marking his ninth trip to that battleground state this year. colorado is considered a must win state with nine electoral votes. president obama spoke at a grassroots event telling supporters it's the education in america that makes dreams come true. >> let's face it. a mixed kid from hawaii born to a single mom is not likely to become president of the united states. but in america it can happen because of education. because somebody gave me opportunity. >> a new poll shows the president is gaining support in colorado. the first poll since the democratic national convention gives the president a five- point lead. >>> up next the big apple officially bans sugary drinks, but the controversial decision may end up before a judge. >> also ahead. >> reporter: when a virginia woman walked into this business, she didn't realize quite what
president obama is going for another win in the state. four years ago he became the first democratic presidential candidate to carry the state in 44 years. >>> the president meantime campaigned in colorado today marking his ninth trip to that battleground state this year. colorado is considered a must win state with nine electoral votes. president obama spoke at a grassroots event telling supporters it's the education in america that makes dreams come true. >> let's face it. a...
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barack obama 51%, mitt romney at 48% of the vote. >> now to florida, which is another huge state. 29 electoral votes up for grabs here. 89% of the precincts reporting. barack obama leading 51% to mitt romney, 49%. virginia tilting mitt romney's way. >> we're also keeping an eye on key races in the house and senate tonight. >> reporter: after a record amount of money spent on house and senate races, and some pretty big controversies, it all comes town to tonight. i'm joined by the managing editor of the hill. the headline right now, it's projected, republicans will retain control of the house. >> that's right. >> reporter: what's your reaction to this? it's not unexpected. >> it's not. it was an uphill projection for the democrats. they needed 25 seats, that was just too much of a climb for them. >> reporter: 38 democrats so far, 71 republicans have taken seats in the house. >> democrats were banking that medicare was going to be a big issue. democrats said the republicans were going to betray the tea party extreme. the strategy just did not bear fruit. >> reporter: the democrats hold
barack obama 51%, mitt romney at 48% of the vote. >> now to florida, which is another huge state. 29 electoral votes up for grabs here. 89% of the precincts reporting. barack obama leading 51% to mitt romney, 49%. virginia tilting mitt romney's way. >> we're also keeping an eye on key races in the house and senate tonight. >> reporter: after a record amount of money spent on house and senate races, and some pretty big controversies, it all comes town to tonight. i'm joined by...
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. >>> republican presidential candidate rick perry says the obama administration is overreacting to a video that allegedly shows marines urinating on corpses in afghanistan. defense secretary leon panetta called the alleged incident deplorable. perry said young service members often make stupid mistakes and that's what happened here. he wants to sight marines reprimanded but not prosecuted. >>> -- see the mandy reprimanded but not prosecuted. >>> -- marines reprimanded but not prosecuted. >>> manning had a preliminary hearing for turning over the documents to wikileaks. >>> in the district another plea deal is apparently in the works stemming from the harry thomas, jr. embezzlement scandal. james garvin worked with the langston 21st century foundation and reportedly helped cover up thomas' scheme to steal $300,000 in city funds. garvin's attorney said his client will sign a plea deal this week. the head of the foundation pled guilty to similar charges last week. >>> tonight on the news edge at 11:00 a terrifying ordeal on a luxury cruise ship. tonight as the ship lays on its side and
. >>> republican presidential candidate rick perry says the obama administration is overreacting to a video that allegedly shows marines urinating on corpses in afghanistan. defense secretary leon panetta called the alleged incident deplorable. perry said young service members often make stupid mistakes and that's what happened here. he wants to sight marines reprimanded but not prosecuted. >>> -- see the mandy reprimanded but not prosecuted. >>> -- marines...
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. >> governor o'malley is the head of the democratic governors association, vice presidential candidate paul ryan immediately releasing a statement saying the comments were proof that president obama's policies are not working. >>> a gas station clerk in prince george's county is recovering tonight after a confrontation with an armed robber. the clerk struggled with the robber inside the store on old sandy springs road in laurel last night. the clerk tried to throw a chair at the man and the robber fired the he clerk in the upper arm. he is expected to recover. the gunman got away. >>> a baltimore county church started a fund to help pay for a high school student's medical bills after he was shot by a fellow student. 17-year-old daniel borowy is still in the hospital after sustaining critical injuries on monday. police say robert griffin jr. shot borowy inside perry hall high school on the first day of classes. you can find a link to the fund on our website www.myfoxdc.com. >>> a maryland man drowned in a backyard pool. the family members went outside the home and found him in the pool.
. >> governor o'malley is the head of the democratic governors association, vice presidential candidate paul ryan immediately releasing a statement saying the comments were proof that president obama's policies are not working. >>> a gas station clerk in prince george's county is recovering tonight after a confrontation with an armed robber. the clerk struggled with the robber inside the store on old sandy springs road in laurel last night. the clerk tried to throw a chair at the...
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newly selected vice presidential candidate paul ryan placed the blame for the nation's slow economic recovery on president obama. >> the president has given his policies and put our nation on a path to debt, doubt, despair, and decline. he's the good news: we don't have to put up with this. we can turn this thing around. we can get ourselves back on the right track. >> reporter: congressman ryan is a famous fiscal hawk. >> we need to make sure we care for our seniors, our kids, and stop spending what we don't have. >> reporter: the largely partisan crowd seemed happy with governor romney's choice for the number two spot. >> what do you think of the pick for paul ryan? >> outstand -- outstanding. >> a great pick. >> he can address issues better than anyone and young man, i hope he appeals to the youth. >> chairman of the budget committee, we have had four years, two years as congress and the democrats have been in power and nothing was passed. >> no billet. no nothing. >> no responsibility. >> we're ready for change now. >> reporter: about two dozen democrats showed up at the romney e
newly selected vice presidential candidate paul ryan placed the blame for the nation's slow economic recovery on president obama. >> the president has given his policies and put our nation on a path to debt, doubt, despair, and decline. he's the good news: we don't have to put up with this. we can turn this thing around. we can get ourselves back on the right track. >> reporter: congressman ryan is a famous fiscal hawk. >> we need to make sure we care for our seniors, our...
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. >> clearly both these presidential campaigns covet virginia. this is president obama's 17th trip to the state just this year. mitt romney was in this state yesterday and he'll return monday. >> i love you, too guys. >> the romney campaign says wednesday's debate has een a big boost to their efforts in virginia. >> obviously people saw the great debate performance. people are fired up as ever of the we're having more volunteers stream -- ever. we're having more volunteers stream into the office. >> still most major polls have president obama ahead in virginia. while he headed from fairfax to ohio it's expected he will be back several times before the election. in fairfax, virginia, tom fitzgerald, fox 5 news. >>> this week shaping up to be busy. in virginia the white house announced first lady michelle obama will host a campaign event tuesday at loudoun county fairgrounds, mitt romney slated to deliver what's being called a major foreign policy address at the virginia military institute. >>> now to a fox 5 weather alert, live look outside wrappi
. >> clearly both these presidential campaigns covet virginia. this is president obama's 17th trip to the state just this year. mitt romney was in this state yesterday and he'll return monday. >> i love you, too guys. >> the romney campaign says wednesday's debate has een a big boost to their efforts in virginia. >> obviously people saw the great debate performance. people are fired up as ever of the we're having more volunteers stream -- ever. we're having more...
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unhappy with president obama's handling of israel. molly hennenberg has more on romney's trip and what he's saying to israel. >> reporter: governor mitt romney said he will not criticize president obama directly while he's overseas on this trip, but romney spoke previously while still in the u.s. the oba in administration's, quote, shabby treatment of israel. and said the israeli people, quote, deserve better than what they received from the leader of the free world. he's romney arriving in teleaviv earlier today. israel is fearful of a nuclear attack by iran and governor romney tried to make the case that he would be tougher with iran that president obama. he inside an interview with an israeli paper, quote, in a time of term oil and peril -- term oil and peril in israel's neighborhood, it's important the security of america's commitments to israel will be as clear as humanly possible. when israel feels less secure in the neighborhood, it should be more secure. the commitment of the united states to its defense. president obama has h
unhappy with president obama's handling of israel. molly hennenberg has more on romney's trip and what he's saying to israel. >> reporter: governor mitt romney said he will not criticize president obama directly while he's overseas on this trip, but romney spoke previously while still in the u.s. the oba in administration's, quote, shabby treatment of israel. and said the israeli people, quote, deserve better than what they received from the leader of the free world. he's romney arriving...
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a new book claims that bin laden raid was stalled and central derailed by top presidential advisor. author of the book says the worries about the impact of a failed attempt began to fray her relationships with other topot administration officials, and she warned the pretty could beth e blamed if the operation went awry. the white house shot down those reports. >> it is an utter fabrication. it seems pretty clear that mr. -- she doesn't know what she's talking about. jarrett was not read in on the operation on the mission begins bin laden.bi >> it was reported the mission e was scrapped the day before it was successfully carried out because of weather. but the book author says he showed ideal weather conditionsw >>> judgment day for a woman who kidnaps a baby girl and raisedan the dchile add her own -- child as her own.. >> christmas in july for one family. why some companies are helping c them get in omthe holiday spiri. . >> hot temperatures here, starting to burn people's wallets. american -- america's record drought. >> another round of car recalls, from hundai, recalling 250,000
a new book claims that bin laden raid was stalled and central derailed by top presidential advisor. author of the book says the worries about the impact of a failed attempt began to fray her relationships with other topot administration officials, and she warned the pretty could beth e blamed if the operation went awry. the white house shot down those reports. >> it is an utter fabrication. it seems pretty clear that mr. -- she doesn't know what she's talking about. jarrett was not read...
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. >>> at home jobs and the economy stays on the presidential agenda. on the heels of the latest jobs report governor romney is keeping up the pressure on president obama. today he called for something dramatic to help the recovery. fox's steve centanni reports. >> reporter: taxes and jobs were the hot topics on the sunday talk shows today as the two campaigns squared off over how to fix the economy. at the same time the romney team released a new tv ad slam being the president saying the economy is -- slamming the president saying the economy is not getting better while claiming romney has a plan for a stronger middle class, more jobs and take home pay, but romney came out against further stimulus by the fed while suggesting the need for some other unspecified type of action. he said now is the time for something dramatic and it is not the time to grow government. it's time to create the incentives and the opportunities for entrepreneurs and businesses big and small to hire more people and that's going to happen. you're going to see that happen in this
. >>> at home jobs and the economy stays on the presidential agenda. on the heels of the latest jobs report governor romney is keeping up the pressure on president obama. today he called for something dramatic to help the recovery. fox's steve centanni reports. >> reporter: taxes and jobs were the hot topics on the sunday talk shows today as the two campaigns squared off over how to fix the economy. at the same time the romney team released a new tv ad slam being the president...
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. >>> northern virginia is of course the center of the gop presidential race today. former hopeful, newt gingrich, dropped out of the race in arlington, allowing mitt romney to turn his focus to president obama during a campaign stop in chantilly. >> i give you romney. >> in a female owned chantilly owned company that builds exhibits and displays, it was ann romney that was front and center. >> we appreciate all these women being here. >> the gender gap is a big focus. for romney, that meant zeroing in on pocketbook issues affected by the economy. >> its movies not attended. it's meals that weren't as fancy as perhaps as they were a few years ago. >> romney also tried to frame the president as being too friendly with teacher's unions and not supporting charter schools. >> they stood in long lines to be able to go to charter schools in washington, d.c. the president shut that down. >> virginia is not only a battleground. right now it is raiser thin. the latest fox news poll has both campaigns tied at 46%. >> but while romney sought out voters in one part of virginia,
. >>> northern virginia is of course the center of the gop presidential race today. former hopeful, newt gingrich, dropped out of the race in arlington, allowing mitt romney to turn his focus to president obama during a campaign stop in chantilly. >> i give you romney. >> in a female owned chantilly owned company that builds exhibits and displays, it was ann romney that was front and center. >> we appreciate all these women being here. >> the gender gap is a big...
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they realize they have to turn around what obama did four years ago in northern virginia. northern virginia is key. >> let's talk about governor mcdonnell. he became one of the finalists for the vice presidential slot. ultimately went to congressman ryan. people are talking about governor mcdonnell's future. as we all well know, virginia's governorship is limited to one four-year term. if he leaves and would accept a position in a romney administration, perhaps as attorney general or some other. that would really shake up virginia's governor's race. the attorney general, republican ken cuccinelli and republican bill bowling vying for that nomination. how much would that upset and likelihood that it would ever happen? >> well, i ask, what are you going to do xt? he said wait a second, i have 17 months to run before i leave and he has been mentioned as a transportation secretary as well. they are now introducing ann romney. and what ken cuccinelli, the attorney general said fine. bring it on. the nomination is going to be in a convention and he is confident that he could be
they realize they have to turn around what obama did four years ago in northern virginia. northern virginia is key. >> let's talk about governor mcdonnell. he became one of the finalists for the vice presidential slot. ultimately went to congressman ryan. people are talking about governor mcdonnell's future. as we all well know, virginia's governorship is limited to one four-year term. if he leaves and would accept a position in a romney administration, perhaps as attorney general or some...
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>> obama. >> reporter: and whose name popped up as the one that was checked? >> mitt romney's. >> reporter: she said she's certain she did not make a mistake. she saw what happened when she double checked the ballot. >> i went back and my x was under mitt romney. >> reporter: she's a lifelong democrat. >> i was very disgusted. i was like upset like what's going on here? >> reporter: she says she did point it out to an election worker who was helpful. alicia alexander is the prince george's county elections administrator. >> we haven't had one report of any voting irregularity. >> reporter: but there have been other complaints around the country including one in north carolina where a voter says she wanted to vote for romney, but the machine kept defaulting to obama. back in maryland alexander says always double check your ballot and remember to read the sample ballot ahead of time, especially this year. >> in prince george's county we do have 14 questions on the ballot which is -- could potentially extend the average vote time. >> reporter: the woman we spoke
>> obama. >> reporter: and whose name popped up as the one that was checked? >> mitt romney's. >> reporter: she said she's certain she did not make a mistake. she saw what happened when she double checked the ballot. >> i went back and my x was under mitt romney. >> reporter: she's a lifelong democrat. >> i was very disgusted. i was like upset like what's going on here? >> reporter: she says she did point it out to an election worker who was...
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. >>> there are new questions over the handles of the system prostitution scandal by the obama administration. the republican senator is accusing the head of the secret service of making potentially misleading statements to congress about what actually happened during a presidential trip to colombia in april. peter deucey has the story. >> reporter: the secret service director mark sullivan testified to congress in may that none of the women involved in his agency's prostitution scandal had connections to criminal activity. now, we know that might not be true. the intelligence community said that one of the women is still concern and this is coming out now because the inspector general put a report about the scandal and ron johnson decided to release some details to show, quote, potential discent nancys with things like white house involvement. apparently, the inspector general was never racial to investigate whether or not a white house communications agency worker signed female foreign nationals into his hotel, although press secretary jay carney said this in april. >> the white house counc
. >>> there are new questions over the handles of the system prostitution scandal by the obama administration. the republican senator is accusing the head of the secret service of making potentially misleading statements to congress about what actually happened during a presidential trip to colombia in april. peter deucey has the story. >> reporter: the secret service director mark sullivan testified to congress in may that none of the women involved in his agency's prostitution...
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. >> the strike has also become an issue in the presidential ray. republican candidate mitt romney blasted the teachers -- race. republican ramblings the teachers. president obama not taking sides but wants a quick resolution. >>> the known 2 al-qaeda leader is dead killed in -- no. 2 al-qaeda leader is dead killed in a u.s. drone strike today when a missile struck their car. al shari was jailed in pa guantanamo bay for six years. his death will deal a major blow to the terror group. >>> as we remember the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, millions are still sending financial help. >> but when you write that check, you may be surprised what it's really paying for. >> tonight on the news edge a gunman walks into a d.c. drugstore and shoots an employee in both legs, the same drugstore where another shooting took place just months ago, more at 11:00. i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. mitt romney's position on women's health...it's dangerous. vo:mitt romney and paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. a
. >> the strike has also become an issue in the presidential ray. republican candidate mitt romney blasted the teachers -- race. republican ramblings the teachers. president obama not taking sides but wants a quick resolution. >>> the known 2 al-qaeda leader is dead killed in -- no. 2 al-qaeda leader is dead killed in a u.s. drone strike today when a missile struck their car. al shari was jailed in pa guantanamo bay for six years. his death will deal a major blow to the terror...
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republican presidential candidates are in the granite state now trying to drum up support ahead of next tuesday's primary. mitt romney and rick santorum, the iowa frontrunners, focused on criticizing president obama today, but newt gingrich hammered romney and santorum. jon huntsman who skipped iowa predicts his campaign will surge in new hampshire. >> he proved the world wrong. i say the same thing will happen here. >> ron paul is scheduled to arrive in new hampshire tomorrow. rick perry is bypassing the granite state to resurrect his chances in south carolina. >>> casey anthony on a video blog like you've never seen her before, what she has to say coming up. >>> plus this local million richer. he has big plans for all that cash. >>> this next story is one that makes you feel good. virginia's newest lottery millionaire is a chauffeur who plans to keep his day job. take a look. you knew something was up when the lottery director led into the big reveal this way. >> now i have the great pleasure of meeting all of our lottery winners and occasionally they treat
republican presidential candidates are in the granite state now trying to drum up support ahead of next tuesday's primary. mitt romney and rick santorum, the iowa frontrunners, focused on criticizing president obama today, but newt gingrich hammered romney and santorum. jon huntsman who skipped iowa predicts his campaign will surge in new hampshire. >> he proved the world wrong. i say the same thing will happen here. >> ron paul is scheduled to arrive in new hampshire tomorrow. rick...
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. >> reporter: the pressure is on as gop presidential hopeful mitt romney lashes out at a reporter on the campaign trail. santorum called rival mitt romney, "the worst republican in the country to go up against barack obama." the former pennsylvania senator later said he meant romney can't stand up to obama on healthcare. his temper flared during a confrontation with a new york times recorder. >> to run against barack obama on the issue of healthcare oned the blueprint. i've been saying it in every speech. quit distorting my words. ing m if i see it, it's bull [ bleep ]. >> reporter: as the supreme court reviews president obama's healthcare law, romney tries to distance himself from the bill largely fashioned after the one he passed while governor of massachusetts. >> there are a lot of reasons not to like obamacare. my colleagues the other day listed a whole series of them. there are about 30 things and i chuckled as i looked down just shaking my head at the things obamacare is doing, among them, of course, an extra trillion dollars of spending. >> reporter: santorum continues attack
. >> reporter: the pressure is on as gop presidential hopeful mitt romney lashes out at a reporter on the campaign trail. santorum called rival mitt romney, "the worst republican in the country to go up against barack obama." the former pennsylvania senator later said he meant romney can't stand up to obama on healthcare. his temper flared during a confrontation with a new york times recorder. >> to run against barack obama on the issue of healthcare oned the blueprint....
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as for the next presidential debate -- >> i think you'll see a very engaged president that is ready and willing to call out whichever mitt romney shows up. >> reporter: and the president's advisors promise the real obama will show up as well. melanie alnwick, fox 5 news. >>> with more insight and a look ahead on what we can expect on the political front this week, is fox 5's political analyst, mark plotkin. did his performance make a difference? >> chris christie before the event said mitt romney was going to turn the campaign upside down. in all honesty, i think he did. he revitalized a campaign in some ways his staff was writing off the candidate, and the best data is the impercale data in some of the background states, i heard one today in florida, he's running even and narrowing the lead -- >> he's campaigning in florida now, right? >> he is. he drew a big crowd. >> the biggest of his campaign so >> he haven't drawn crowds anywhere near that. crowds are indicative of your support. >> president obama buoyed by the job numbers that came out, below 8% the first time since he took offic
as for the next presidential debate -- >> i think you'll see a very engaged president that is ready and willing to call out whichever mitt romney shows up. >> reporter: and the president's advisors promise the real obama will show up as well. melanie alnwick, fox 5 news. >>> with more insight and a look ahead on what we can expect on the political front this week, is fox 5's political analyst, mark plotkin. did his performance make a difference? >> chris christie...
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romney told voters in indiana that the numbers prove president obama's approaches aren't working, but he said the country is poised to make a comeback. he spoke briefly at a restaurant where he was supporting tea party member, richard murdoch, who beat long time moderate republican, senator richard in the primary. >>> president obama spent his 51st birthday today golfing and then headed for camp david with family and friends. campaign workers in oakland, california, were kept busy cleaning up vandalism at a campaign office. the window at the office was shattered while protesters marched last night. they also smashed several car windows. the president will be back on the campaign trail monday with fundraisers in connecticut. he heads west to colorado later in the week. >>> now to a developing story out of loudoun county where the sheriff has a plan, which he hopes will finally help solve the murder of a 14-year-old girl named erica smith. the teenager disappeared ten years ago and found dead 11 days later. sheriff michael chapman announced details of his cold case initiative today at t
romney told voters in indiana that the numbers prove president obama's approaches aren't working, but he said the country is poised to make a comeback. he spoke briefly at a restaurant where he was supporting tea party member, richard murdoch, who beat long time moderate republican, senator richard in the primary. >>> president obama spent his 51st birthday today golfing and then headed for camp david with family and friends. campaign workers in oakland, california, were kept busy...
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. >>> speaking of the presidential campaign, a new documentary is taking viewers inside president obama's first term from the economy to the killing of osama bin laden bin. the film by the president's reelection campaign includes interviews with the vice president and former white house chief of staff rahm emanuel. wonder how they got access to those guys describing the president's response to difficult challenges. republicans are saying obama's policies led to high unemployment and record debt. >>> some of hollywood's biggest names are taking on the election that captivated the country and we are taking you to the d.c. red carpet premier of game change. >>> also ahead the documentary film setting the social media world on fire, 40 million views in just three days. the story behind coney 2012 coming up next. >>> if you see a story we should look into, send your news tips to fox5d tips at wttg.com or call us at 202-895- 3000. ♪ [ female announcer ] introducing new nature valley protein bars. 100% natural ingredients like roasted peanuts... ♪ ...creamy peanut butter, and a rich dark cho
. >>> speaking of the presidential campaign, a new documentary is taking viewers inside president obama's first term from the economy to the killing of osama bin laden bin. the film by the president's reelection campaign includes interviews with the vice president and former white house chief of staff rahm emanuel. wonder how they got access to those guys describing the president's response to difficult challenges. republicans are saying obama's policies led to high unemployment and...
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. >>> republican presidential candidate mitt romney focusing on the presidential primary hoping to win the state that rival rick santorum once had a senate seat for. then he took swings at president obama during a later appearance. >> this president has been an anti-energy president and if i'm president, i will make sure we get our gas, oil and coal and we will build that pipeline from canada. >> meanwhile president obama turned his attention back to one of the most important issues for voters jobs and the economy signing a small business bill in the rose garden. >>> sick of paying high prices for a bottle of wine at your favorite restaurant? details on the plan that would allow you to bring your own. >>>. >> but first a dramatic rescue from a house engulfed in flames. hear how it went down next. % >>> a car chase and crash near the memorial bridge landed six people in the hospital. the driver led police on a child chase through fairfax county, d.c. and arlington national cemetery. when the vehicle headed back toward d.c., the driver lost control on memorial circle, hit a light pole
. >>> republican presidential candidate mitt romney focusing on the presidential primary hoping to win the state that rival rick santorum once had a senate seat for. then he took swings at president obama during a later appearance. >> this president has been an anti-energy president and if i'm president, i will make sure we get our gas, oil and coal and we will build that pipeline from canada. >> meanwhile president obama turned his attention back to one of the most...
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the gop presidential candidate focused on jobs and the economy and threw in a few jabs at president obama. >> he said i'll measure success by whether someone who has a good idea will go out and start a business. yeah, i hope he understands that actually the people that have a good idea and start a business are the ones that actually build the business. >> also slamming the president's handling of the economy, in a slew of television ads in battle ground states. coming up tonight at 10:30 fox 5 political analyst mark plotkin joins us to talk more about the presidential race. >>> a midair scare at reagan, the federal aviation administration is now investigating how three commuter jets got way too close for comfort prompting emergency action by a flight controller. officials didn't know about it until the media told them. fox 5's tom fitzgerald with the details. >> reporter: it all started tuesday afternoon at 2:00. reagan national's airport tower and an faa control center in virginia decided to change the runway direction from south to north to north to south due to incoming weather, but so
the gop presidential candidate focused on jobs and the economy and threw in a few jabs at president obama. >> he said i'll measure success by whether someone who has a good idea will go out and start a business. yeah, i hope he understands that actually the people that have a good idea and start a business are the ones that actually build the business. >> also slamming the president's handling of the economy, in a slew of television ads in battle ground states. coming up tonight at...
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president obama was at camp david for the weekend. it's not clear if the storm will impact the democratic strategy this weekend or convention next week in charlotte, north carolina. >>> the sunday talk shows went on, and the big topic, mitt romney and his push to seal the deal with american voters. melanie alnwick has your sunday roundup. >> reporter: monday will be a washout for the republican national convention. the decision made to delay the big kickoff because of hurricane isaac. on fox news sunday live from tampa, the republican chairman says he doubts tuesday will be a problem. but they are watching. >> we'll be nimble and make sure we're smart and making the decisions i think are wise. >> reporter: chris wallace got a glimpse of the candidate in a relaxed setting. >> i know it's early. >> reporter: at their vacation home in new hampshire. he says he do their own shopping and household chores. >> no maids? >> no. >> why not? >> mitt and i are independent. i think mitt ironed his own shirt this morning. i noticed he was doing th
president obama was at camp david for the weekend. it's not clear if the storm will impact the democratic strategy this weekend or convention next week in charlotte, north carolina. >>> the sunday talk shows went on, and the big topic, mitt romney and his push to seal the deal with american voters. melanie alnwick has your sunday roundup. >> reporter: monday will be a washout for the republican national convention. the decision made to delay the big kickoff because of hurricane...
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criticizing all the presidential gop hopefuls for opposing the bailout of the auto industry that the president pushed for. jennifer davis, fox news. >>> next week's primaries are critical to both mitt romney and rick santorum. earlier i talked to fox news sunday host chris wallace about what losing michigan could mean for romney's campaign. >> they are enormous for mitt romney. i don't mean his campaign would be over if he lost, but it would be a really serious blow. it would ensure that this campaign would go on for months and i think it would increase the calls from republican establishment leaders for another late entry to get in the race, somebody like jeb bush or mitch daniels because romney would show that he was a weak frontrunner and i think there is serious doubts about whether gingrich or santorum can make a race of it against obama. that's if romney loses. there have been some polls in the last couple days that show a tightening. if he goes on to win and particularly if he wins by let's say eight or more points, then i think he resumes his status as a solid, if not overwhe
criticizing all the presidential gop hopefuls for opposing the bailout of the auto industry that the president pushed for. jennifer davis, fox news. >>> next week's primaries are critical to both mitt romney and rick santorum. earlier i talked to fox news sunday host chris wallace about what losing michigan could mean for romney's campaign. >> they are enormous for mitt romney. i don't mean his campaign would be over if he lost, but it would be a really serious blow. it would...